Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 23, 2009
July 22, 2009
July 24, 2009
Transcript:
Woman: Oh... Alex! Where's Leo? Alex: At the vet center, Mrs. DeLuca... he had terrible nightmares last night. He says they're just getting worse. He was sweating and shaking violently - I've never seen him like that before! Woman: You spent the night here, didn't you? Alex: And you didn't. So who should we be judging?
turoc15 over 15 years ago
oh dear.
might this be a turf war?
as always,full respect for mr. trudeau.
man seems to see all three or four dimensions of the
questions at hand.
i am honoured just to bleat my respect.
g.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Touche!
billydub over 15 years ago
Cat-fight! Cat-fight!
Troglodyte over 15 years ago
Anyone remember MAD’s “Snappy answers to stupid questions”? Mom sure has one coming!
Hugh B. Hayve over 15 years ago
Yep crypto, Al Jaffee could’ve used that line.
Allison Nunn Premium Member over 15 years ago
Alex wins the first round, now to see what happens in the second!
ChiehHsia over 15 years ago
Well, DeLuca outweighs her by about 40#… but something tells me Alex can throw mud with both hands.
rgtichy over 15 years ago
Yeah but I don’t want that “7-23” tattoo to be permanent on Alex’s arm!
4deerinmyyard over 15 years ago
I think it’s one of those 24-hour fadeaway tatts.
Mrs. DeLuca is not a bad mom, by her somewhat limited lights. But Alex’s point about glass houses is well taken. (If she wasn’t home, where was she?) Still, never a good plan to antagonize a potential future mother-in-law.
I’m trying to imagine Christmases with Mike, Kim, and Mrs. DeLuca….
princepavel over 15 years ago
Not an important detail, but I gotta say….It looks like Alex and Mom DeLuca shop at the same t-shirt shoppe
MamaTaney over 15 years ago
Who knows Mrs. DeLuca might thank Alex for having spent the night when she realizes that Alex being in Toggle’s life is a GOOD thing. That someone else is there also caring for Toggle. I mean, 1) Toggle is an adult. 2) Mom DeLuca suddenly found herself in a harsh(er) financial situation (arc about having to move into the trailer) and now with a wounded son to worry about and care for. That’s gotta be really hard on her.
Potrzebie over 15 years ago
I think the wounded son is actually caring for his mom. She’s some sort of groupie that never grew up. Toggle on the other hand has his military experience to give him the higher ground advantage.
chromosome Premium Member over 15 years ago
Tomorrow she’ll have a “7-24” tattoo.
mjlew01 over 15 years ago
White Trash mom. War Damaged son, bankers with the Families house . Bush’s American Dream.
aardvarkseyes over 15 years ago
Didn’t Alex change in the morning? She could actually be wearing one of mom’s shirts (or one mom bought for Toggle). That’s actually a lovely detail.
bobpeters61 over 15 years ago
I don’t think the mom’s shirt would fit Alex that well. Not that I wouldn’t like to see Alex with one of Toggle’s Mom’s tank tops hanging off of her. >8^D>
Gotta admit, though, Alex did get in a good one.